This was not a good week for the Chicago Cubs and there is not a lot of optimism in this episode. The Cubs ended the week further behind the Cardinals than they were at the beginning of the week. Oh yeah, and Javy has a hairline fracture, Kimbrel went to the IL, and now Bryant is missing games because of his knee. At a time when the Cubs needed everything to fall in place, things are heading the opposite direction.

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